Napoleonic Wars: Battle for France 1814

Summary by Krater

This video recounts Napoleon Bonaparte's 1814 military campaign to defend France against the Sixth Coalition, detailing his tactical maneuvers, battles such as Brienne and La Rothière, and eventual abdication in April 1814.

From the video

Answers: How did Napoleon conduct his 1814 campaign against the Sixth Coalition?

• Napoleonic Wars
• Battle of Brienne
• Battle of La Rothière
• Battle of Champaubert
• Battle of Montmirail
• Battle of Château-Thierry
• Battle of Vauchamps
• Battle of Laon
• Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
• Treaty of Chaumont
• Abdication of Napoleon

What it concludes

• Napoleon's 1814 campaign against the Sixth Coalition was one of the most audacious and brilliant in history, utilizing direct command over all movements.
• During the Six Days' Campaign, Napoleon took on an enemy army almost twice his size and defeated it four times in just six days, scattering and neutralizing Blücher's army.
• Napoleon's abdication on April 6, 1814, ended his reign as emperor and brought the Napoleonic Wars to a close, sending him into exile on the island of Elba.